Sound Transit <soundtransit@public.govdelivery.com>Sounder north line service is canceled today, 3/8/17, due to a mudslide. Sound Transit will monitor the situation, if there are no additional events, service is expected to resume Friday morning, 3/10

Today at 8:37 AM

Rider Alert: Sounder north line canceled today due to mudslide

Sounder north line service is canceled today, 3/8/17, due to a mudslide. Sound Transit will monitor the situation, if there are no additional events, service is expected to resume Friday morning, 3/10/17.

Another mudslide last night but south of Kelso not in the usual locations.

Amtrak Service Disruption between Kelso-Longview, WA and Vancouver, WA

Train service suspended due to landslide

March 13, 2017

9:00 p.m. PT

Amtrak services are temporarily disrupted between Vancouver, WA and Kelso, WA due to a landslide. BNSF Railway, which own the tracks, has placed a 48-hour moratorium, suspending all rail traffic in the area until Wednesday, Mar. 15. Amtrak is working to secure alternate transportation for the Amtrak Cascades and Coast Starlight service.

Normal rail operations continue south of Portland to Eugene, OR.

Amtrak regrets any inconvenience. This information is correct as of the above time and date. Information is subject to change as conditions warrant.

Another one north of Seattle cancelling a special Sounder train and also another one in Idaho around Kitka probably cause EB problems..

soundtransit@public.govdelivery.com> Sounder north line service to the Sounders FC match against NY Red Bull today, March 19, has been canceled due to a mudslide. Riders can take regularly scheduled bus service to the match. To Seattle E

Today at 10:28 AM

Rider Alert: Sounder north line Special Event train - Canceled due to a mudslide

Sounder north line service to the Sounders FC match against NY Red Bull today, March 19, has been canceled due to a mudslide. Riders can take regularly scheduled bus service to the match.

Amtrak Service Disruption between Seattle, Wash. and Portland, Ore.

Train service suspended due to landslide

March 31, 2017

11:00 a.m. PT

Amtrak Cascades and Amtrak Coast Starlight service between Seattle and Portland is suspended due to a landslide near Vancouver, Wash. on Mar. 30. BNSF Railway, which own the tracks, has placed a 48-hour moratorium, suspending all rail traffic in the area until Saturday, April 1. Normal rail operations continue north of Seattle and south of Portland to Eugene, Ore.

It is another one today Kelso <> Vancouver, Wash. We have not heard how all these landslides are affectiing the general population.

Amtrak Service Disruption between Vancouver, Wash. and Kelso, Wash.

Train service suspended due to landslide

April 7, 2017 12:30 p.m. PDT

Amtrak Cascades and Amtrak Coast Starlight service between Vancouver, Wash. and Kelso, Wash., is suspended due to a landslide near Vancouver. BNSF Railway, which own the tracks, has placed a 48-hour moratorium, suspending all rail traffic in the area until Sunday, April 9. Amtrak is seeking alternate transportation. Normal rail operations continue north of Seattle and south of Portland to Eugene, Ore.

Is the rain ever going to let up ? Of course these landslides may be results of earlier rains. And now another near Vancouver, Wa today.

Amtrak Service Disruption between Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore.

Train service suspended due to landslide

April 12, 2017 4:30 p.m. PDT

Amtrak Cascades and Amtrak Coast Starlight service between Seattle, Wash. and Portland, Ore., is suspended due to a landslide near Vancouver, Wash. BNSF Railway, which own the tracks, has placed a 48-hour moratorium, suspending all rail traffic in the area until Friday, April 14. Amtrak is seeking alternate transportation. Normal rail operations continue north of Seattle and south of Portland to Eugene, Ore.

The slides just keep coming. How are the persons affected handling all the mudslides ? Today it is the northline.

Sound Transit <soundtransit@public.govdelivery.com>Sounder north line service is canceled today, 4/14/17 due to a mudslide. Sound Transit will monitor the situation, if there are no additional events, service is expected to resume Monday morning, 4/17/17. Due to a lack of resources there is very limited special bus service. Special bus service: Mukilteo – Seattle: One bus will depart Mukilteo Station from the train platform driveway roundabout at 7:26 am.Edmonds – Seattle: One bus will depart Edmonds Station in the Amtrak parking lot at 7:41 am. All oth

Sounder north line service is canceled today, 4/14/17 due to a mudslide. Sound Transit will monitor the situation, if there are no additional events, service is expected to resume Monday morning, 4/17/17.

NorthWest. Cannot remember that that the line near Vancouver, Wa had mudslides before . Is this a winter 2016-17 unique ?

Amtrak Service Disruption between Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore.

Train service suspended due to landslide

April 25, 2017 11:00 a.m. PT

Amtrak Cascades and Amtrak Coast Starlight service between Seattle, Wash. and Portland, Ore., is suspended due to a landslide between Vancouver and Kelso, Wash. BNSF Railway, which own the tracks, has placed a 48-hour moratorium, suspending all rail traffic in the area until Thursday, April 27. Amtrak is seeking alternate transportation. Normal rail operations continue north of Seattle and south of Portland to Eugene, Ore.

I don't know the actual slide mechanism, so bear in mind everything I say is purely speculative.

If it is the entire slope that slumps onto the track, having the wall at the bottom should stop the movement and hold the slope stable for quite a while. The wall might eventually start to lean but it will still be holding the toe in place. Did the original railroad construction cut into the base of the slope, thus reducing its initial stability?

If, on the other hand, it is debris coming down from a slide area higher up, the wall could presumably intercept the material before it reaches the track. Periodically equipment would have to go in to remove the debris but that could be done as part of a planned program.

Almost certainly the wall will have been designed to suit the specific site characteristics after a detailed site investigation and analysis by geotechnical engineers.